Child of God by McCarthy, Cormac - 1973

New York: Random House, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [7], 3-197, [5] pp. Quarter navy cloth over red paper boards with gold lettering on the spine. As with all of McCarthy's early works, there was a relatively small print run. The story of Lester Ballard, physically isolated from his fellow man in the hills of Tennessee, and his accompanying moral isolation manifested in his depravity and penchant for violence. A very attractive copy of the third novel by one of the most important American writers of the past 100 years. The top textblock with a touch of foxing; jacket is price-clipped but otherwise Fine.